To develop Yukon’s approach to a carbon rebate framework, we asked Yukoners to provide input on how to best return money to Yukoners and Yukon businesses as a rebate. This involved an online engagement between August 16 and September 13, 2017 as well as targeted information sessions in Whitehorse, Haines Junction and Dawson City with representatives from First Nations governments, municipal governments, and business groups. In total, 665 individuals completed the online survey (71.4% Whitehorse, 28.6% other) and more than 40 participants attended the information sessions.

The Yukon government continued conversations with affected groups in Yukon throughout 2018. These conversations informed specific components of the rebate framework.

This conversation was about what success looks like and how we can best use the new federal funding we received to improve services in French.

Over the past few years, we have laid a solid foundation to improve French language services in Yukon.

We used a strategic framework to clarify where we needed to focus our efforts. This first framework was developed in collaboration with the Association franco-yukonnaise in 2013.

The new strategic framework will support the delivery and the promotion of French-language services in the Yukon from April 2018 to March 2022. This one-pager will help us make decisions every step along the way of the process of improving our services.

The Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area is situated on the travel route over the mountains between Old Crow and Fort McPherson, close to other well-known areas such as Kaachik (Johnson Creek Village) and LaPierre House. The Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area is approximately 115 km southeast of Old Crow, in the Traditional Territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. The area is 468 km2 and encompasses Whitefish Lake and the surrounding wetlands. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Category A Settlement Land account for the majority of the land (358 km2) within the boundary and Yukon public lands makes up the remainder (110 km2).

The Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area Working Group has been working to complete a recommended Management Plan for the Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area. The Working Group included two delegates from Government of Yukon, two delegates from the Vuntut Gwitchin Government and one from the North Yukon Renewable Resources Council.

The draft recommended management plan for the Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area describes important values and provides recommendations to the planning parties (Government of Yukon and Vuntut Gwitchin Government) for the long-term management of the Ch’ihilii Chìk Habitat Protection Area. The ecological and cultural importance of the area to the Vuntut Gwitchin was the key principle driving the working group and this management planning process.

Collaborative management processes for special management areas, like habitat protection areas are outlined in the Yukon Umbrella Final Agreement, First Nation Final Agreements, and respective land use plans. Special Management for Ch’ihilii Chìk was identified in the North Yukon Regional Land Use Land (2009) and the area was identified as Settlement A Land in the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Final Agreement.

The Government of Yukon has been working on developing a new resource roads regulation that will specifically regulate the construction, use, closure and decommissioning of resource roads so to address gaps and inadequacies in the existing regulation. The purpose of this engagement was to seek your input on our proposed regulatory approach to modernize the management of resource roads in Yukon.  

To gather feedback and comments we used an online survey, postings on EngageYukon.ca, social media, and newspaper advertisements. We also sent consultation letters and the Proposal and Questions document to First Nations, as well as letters requesting input from key stakeholders including municipalities, industry, communities, and non-government organizations. We also held two facilitated workshops and one-to-one meetings with interested First Nations, other governments, non-government organizations and individuals.

The Yukon Police Council is seeking citizens’ input on policing and public safety issues and concerns in Yukon.

In June 2017, we introduced new changes to the way schools assess and report to parents on student learning. In March-April 2017, we surveyed parents and asked what they thought about the changes.

Schools were given the option to implement the changes over the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. Some schools started in 2017-18, some in 2018-19 and some in 2019-20. All schools are now following the new requirements.

We are asking for feedback from parents to ensure we continue to provide valuable and timely information about their child’s learning progress as this process is implemented at all schools.

Parents are being surveyed at schools who started using the new assessment and reporting requirements during the 2018-19 school year. Parents at schools that started in 2017-18 were surveyed last school year. We want to ensure parents have experienced a full school year with the new reporting requirements before we get their feedback. This means they will have experienced each step of the reporting cycle, including all of the informal updates, in-person meetings and final report cards.

At the September 2018 Yukon Forum meeting, the decision was made to review the fish and wildlife management instruments established in Chapter 16 of Yukon First Nations’ Final Agreements. This review of the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board and Yukon Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust is a result of this direction. Other instruments, such as the Salmon Subcommittee and Renewable Resources Councils, may be reviewed at a later date, pending outcomes of this first review.  

We are developing a new Motor Vehicles Act in order to improve traffic safety laws in Yukon. Since we will be replacing the existing Act with a brand new piece of legislation, we will be reviewing a wide range of traffic safety issues that affect all Yukoners, including:

• Driver licensing
• Fees and fines
• Territorial rules around impaired driving
• Road user safety
• Vehicle safety and condition
• Enforcement technology
• Off-road vehicles (ORV) and snowmobiles

How would you measure wellbeing? We want to hear your thoughts about measuring what matters and defining what a high quality of life looks like in Yukon.
 
We are partnering with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing to take a deep dive into the factors that drive and contribute to wellbeing in Yukon. This approach provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the complexity of wellbeing in people’s lives using the CIW model and its eight domains: community vitality, democratic engagement, education, environment, healthy populations, leisure and culture, living standards and time use.

In May 2019 we held a design studio workshop for local government representatives, community and volunteer organizations, and hosted an online discussion board for Yukoners. 

The Government of Yukon is preparing a new regulation to prevent workplace violence and harassment. As well, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations will see a related amendment designed to improve workplace hazard assessments.

Violence and harassment are serious health and safety hazards to which no Yukon worker should be exposed. The Government of Yukon is taking action to support Yukon employers and workers to foster workplaces that are free from violence and harassment.